Welded internal wastegates

[blitzd808]

Hey all,

what are people's experiences with reverting from welded internal gates back to standard (i.e.unpicking the weld on the internal gate)?

Been noticing a few turbos that catch my eye but have the gate welded shut.

Biggest concern would be that the weld cant be cleanly removed meaning the internal gate won't operate as it should/close 100% when needed.

Cheers

[A_J_T]

Never done it myself, but if the welds are half decent you are going to spend some happy hours with a die grinder and then probably have to replace the WG flapper 

turbo dependant it would be easier and possibly cheaper to get a new exhaust housing and WG assembly 

[IZichard]

I purchased one that had been welded just with a couple of tacks on the swing arm at the top. That one was easily saved.

When it has been welded around the flapper at the bottom I personally don’t think it could be removed easily. You would probably be better off getting an unmodified turbo.